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Page 30 The Antique Shoppe August, 2019
What’s Selling on eBay?

by Deborah Abernethy & Mike McLeod

Antique George Jones Majolica Waterlily Blossom
Tall Cheese Dome, 1858. $5,3128 (31 bids, 6 bidders)
Overall, it measures 14 inches tall. The bottom plate
measures 11 inches in diameter. Absolutely no chips Antique 1957 Diner, Stainless, 50’ x 16’, which would be real estate. A diner on a
or cracks. Some glazing pops and a bit of crazing. seats 50, excellent condition, movable. plot of land as a thriving business would
DBA: The most valuable of the majolica lines are $70,400 (76 bids, 9 bidders) be the most expensive. A closed diner on
Minton, George Jones and Wedgwood. And the The former Crossroads Diner was built a parcel of land would cost less. A diner
cheese dome is one of the more valuable objects in in 1957 by the Campora Dining Car Co., that must be relocated can cost a lot of
the majolica lines. The price is at the high end for this Kearny, NJ. This short-lived company money just to move. While this looks like
object but not record setting. was started by Jerry Campora, a former a tremendous buy, the land and the cost
(Photo courtesy of eBay seller henschicksandhatpins
shop supervisor at Kullman Diners and of moving this must be considered.
brother in law to Ralph Musi, owner (Photo courtesy of eBay seller rgsales2.)
COMING SOON of the Musi Dining Car Company of Antique Post & Co. National Bell
Carteret, NJ. The Crossroads Diner may
Our 53rd Issue! be the only diner built by the company. Telephone Charles Williams Jr. Ringer
Despite its 62 years, the exterior exhibits Box. $9,999 (19 bids, 13 bidders)
Antiques & Art Around Florida is considered no major damage to the stainless steel The National Bell Telephone Co. only
to be the “Bible to Florida Antiquing”. panels and trim. The interior has been existed from March 1879 to May 1880.
The new issue promises to bring exciting well maintained with original Formica This auction is for a patented 1880, Post
new articles and features that keep our ceilings & surfaces and terrazzo floors. & Vo. National Bell Telephone Ringer
readers returning year after year! The steel frame undercarriage exhibits Box. The back measures 6 1/4 in. wide
very little-no corrosion. Included in the by 11 3/4 in. tall, and the box measures
YOU’LL FLIP purchase is the intact back bar equipment, 5 3/8 in. wide by 9 5/8 in. tall by 4 3/8 in.
OVER OUR original cashier booth & waitress station On the Birdseye maple front is a brass
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EDITION and exterior neon tube lighting. The diner label that says, “Direct Magnetic Bell,
is in “as is, where is” condition and must Manuf’d for National Bell Telephone by
be removed from the property ASAP. Post & Co. Cinn O.” There also is a list
ANTIQUES & ART AROUND FLORIDA DBA: Here is the quandary: I could of patented dates from 1879 to 1880 and
a serial number 2643.
352-475-1336 • WWW.AARF.COM not find a diner being sold as personal Continued >
property. Most are sold on a plot of land

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